ABOUT ONLINE

School delivered differently

Thanks to digital technology, school is no longer constrained by four walls. The school of tomorrow is here today and it’s online.

ACC’s Online Distance Education School is a legitimate option with qualified teacher support, registered curriculum and university pathways.

Our team of university-qualified and experienced teachers stretch, challenge and grow our students’ academic abilities using technology solutions from the likes of Google for Education, Apple and Khan Academy.

Pro Wakeboarder Mikayo learns online

ONLINE EXPERIENCES

It’s school but not as you know it

Online Distance Education School is a new phenomena in Australia. Students ‘attend’ classes online, away from the school campus.

This online mode of school offers students a truly unique alternative to the regular school campus experience.

This option has proven popular. The Australian Christian College Group is the largest independent online distance education school in Australia.

Online students work with their peers throughout Queensland, sharing their opinions and reflecting on what they have learned in class discussions. They complete assessment tasks appropriate to the subjects, including exams, essays and multimedia projects.

Students also have the opportunity to build friendships with students their age and discuss common interests outside of school. The online student community is vibrant, active and positive with lots of talk on things like computer games, sports, TV shows, movies, books and much more.

LEARNING SCHEDULE

Learn from anywhere at anytime

With online distance education school, students can learn at anytime from anywhere. It’s portable, flexible and affordable.

Online learning allows a student to progress at their own pace within a term. No more being forced to move forward in a topic before understanding it nor being held back when other students don’t understand something. Students can learn online at their own pace and at a time of day that suits.

Having said that, students cannot fall behind. They’re required to submit work following the due dates in their assessment schedule - just the same as regular school.

Our modular online distance education courses allow you to learn when the time is right for you. Believe it or not, over one third of our students start learning before 7:00am and one third of our students start learning after 1:00pm weekdays.

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MEET OUR TEACHERS

We're creating a truly authentic Christian Teaching Team

Online distance education students are supported by a team of university-qualified and experienced teachers who are specialists in delivering education online.

ONLINE DISTANCE EDUCATION STUDENTS

Online distance education students are diverse

Online distance education students are very diverse because online school suits a wide variety of learners.

Some students thrive online as they escape frustrations with distractions, commuting times, unstable friendships and wasted time during school hours. Others have survived bullying and appreciate the respite online school provides. Students with learning disabilities such as ADHD, auditory processing problems, autism and dyslexia benefit from the self-paced nature of online school. Some have chosen online while pursuing a sporting or performing arts career. Anxiety is sadly on the rise. Anxiety levels drop when learning online from home.

Students who live in remote areas often don’t have many local schools and boarding school is expensive. Online distance education school provides a legitimate option to these isolated families while building family connectedness.

Regardless of your situation, you will appreciate the support provided by a qualified teaching team and the ready-made learning program available through our Online Distance Education School.

Hear from some of our online families

Online Distance Education School suits a diversity of students. Watch a small selection of our students and parents tell their stories in these 4 videos.

Students living overseas learn with ACC Online

Naomi achieved an OP of 1 learning online

Professional wakeboarder Mikayo appreciates the flexibility of ACC Online

Moe completed her Japanese and Queensland leaving certificates concurrently

ONLINE COURSES

Modelled on university online learning courses

We started by modelling our Online Distance Education School after universities that provide online learning for their students. If you’re familiar with how universities do online learning you’ll be familiar with how Online Distance Education works.

All courses have a clear starting point and end point. Students need to do the lessons in every subject per week to stay on track with their learning.

All courses use video content that is created by our school and also sourced from the best content providers on the internet. The students can pause, rewind and play a lesson until they understand the concept being taught. It’s like replaying school!

Online discussions provide a great opportunity for students to engage with each other. Our teachers ask open-ended questions so students can think carefully about their response and learn to appreciate other students’ point of view.

I recommend ACC Online to any athlete trying to pursue their dreams in sport and complete school at the same time.

OLIVIA MILANO

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FEE SCHEDULE

A great value education for parents who want more for their children

Distance Education students in Years Prep-12 have the opportunity to learn through our online courses.

The school fee is payable annually with a small discount or in ten monthly payments.

Most textbooks are included in the school fee. We require students to purchase or loan their own novels and DVD media. There will be some other costs incurred in your technology courses depending on your choice of projects.

Application fee

Interstate School Fees

Application fee

International Students with FULL Teacher Support on Missionary Work

Years

Course Fee

Years P-6

$2,000 per year

Years 7-9

$2,500 per year

Years 10-12

$3,000 per child

Application fee

Fee per student

$100 (Non-refundable)

YOUR TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS

You can access our program on all current Windows, Mac OS, Android and iOS devices as long as they have access to broadband internet with at least 10GB of data per month per student. We recommend the Apple MacBook Air 13 as the easiest to use computer for a distance education student.

You can access our program through a tablet such as an iPad, which can be useful when it comes time to doing multimedia projects like movie making, audio interviews, and other creative tasks. However, we would not recommend attempting to complete the program without any access to another desktop or laptop device.